Books are always obviously having conversations with other books, and some times they're amiable and sometimes not.
Happy birthday, China Miéville! The award-winning fantasy writer (and self-proclaimed purveyor of "weird fiction") was named with a dictionary. His parents picked one up looking for a beautiful word—they nearly named their son "Banyan" before landing on China.
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